7th Pay Commission Latest News – PMO Orders to Speed up Process – There
is indication that the Empowered Committee is also positively mulling
the demand of central government employees for hiking the minimum pay.
The government will issue the Seventh Pay Commission award notification
soon to facilitate central government employees salaries with regard to
inflation, the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) official said on Monday.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) asked the Empowered Committee of
Secretaries to process the review of the Seventh Pay Commission
recommendations as soon as possible for taking cabinet nod, the PMO
officials also said.
“But in case it’s not issued this month, it will be issued after budget.
Usually it takes around two or more month to issue a notification,” he
added.
Reportedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered officials to speed
up review process so that it could be implemented soon. Modi has asked
Committee of Secretaries to provide maximum possible benefits to the
employees.
Sources indicate, Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha headed empowered committee
which was appointed to overview whole process has been told to accept
pay commission’s recommendations without diluting them.
One of the officials was quoted by the Express News as saying, “The
committee has been told to address the genuine concerns raised by
stakeholders and accommodate their demands as much as possible.
Although, there is indication that the committee may suggest some
changes keeping in mind representations from middle and junior level,
the decision will be taken after consultations with all the
stakeholders. The entire process will take a couple of months”.
There is indication that the Empowered Committee is also positively
mulling the demand of central government employees for hiking the
minimum pay, which was recommended very low by the Seventh pay
commission.
Sources also said that the cell wants to make up pay gap between
employees and higher officers and to recommend to hike Basic salary at
least to Rs 20,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay
commission.
